Guest Host Series: Veronique Mead interviews Ton Mazzone
Veronique Mead, MD, MA, SEP was an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics at the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency program before retraining as a Somatic Trauma Therapist. For the past 25 years she has been integrating the research on trauma into a new model for making sense of chronic illness, highlighting the need for trauma-responsive approaches in medical care and beyond. Veronique’s work also draws from her personal journey of gradual improvement from disabling fatigue, asthma and other symptoms. She shares the science of how trauma influences physiology on her blog, Chronic Illness Trauma Studies.com and in an upcoming self-paced course providing a roadmap to support healing.
Links:
https://chronicillnesstraumastudies.com/
https://www.facebook.com/chronicillnesstraumastudies/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/veroniquemeadillnessblog/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-ng96Ji8rJSIJdXjCpCqA/videos
https://www.instagram.com/veroniquemead/
Ton Mazzone is the creator, director, filmmaker, and producer of the documentary Traumality: The Link Between Trauma and Mental Health Diagnoses. Driven by lived experience and a desire to better understand the root causes of psychological distress, Ton spent years researching the growing evidence linking childhood adversity, attachment, trauma and chronic stress to many of the mental health difficulties seen today. The result is a hopeful, evidence-led film inviting audiences to rethink mental health, challenge long-held assumptions and imagine a future where healing begins with understanding.
Links:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt43706687/?ref_=nmbio_mbio
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ton-mazzone-55976887/